Updated January 6, 2002:  On December 16th, 2001, we shared in Harvestland’s first Christmas party.  It was held at Sportsman Lake and did we fill the club house.  We enjoyed eating, singing, the kids had a play, and Santa joined at the end.  It was a real blessing for all who came.

On December 23, 2001 we shared in the Lord’s Supper as we prepared for Christmas.

On December 24, 2001 we were able to write a check out and buy our first five acres of land.  This was, I feel a true gift of God and in that we must give that land back to Him and His use.  We have also received the deed for the second tract of land in which we have seven years to pay off.  Our next step is to get a loan from the bank and start building our new Worship Center.

The youth went on their winter retreat on December 26-28 of 2001.  We joined Valley Creek in their annual winter meeting.  This year Bro. Andre preached the sermons.  They also got to enjoy Joy Williams and The Elms in two mini–concerts.  The praise and worship was led by Michael Prettyman, his brother, and one of his friends.

We have started the new year off with great expectation of the awesome things can do.  Our faith and hope is in Him and Him alone.

Updated March 17, 2002:  We have passed our one year mark as far as meeting as a church and are approaching the one year mark as far as our constitution date of becoming a church.

On March 5th, 2002 we moved ground on our land.  The footers and foundation are being done and hopefully we will be worshiping there soon. 

Over the past several weeks we have also been preparing for our first Easter cantata.  Along with the singing there will be dramatization. 

On Sunday March 3rd, we started our second round of networking.  This has truly proven to be a blessing in keeping us united and in one accord.

Updated October 20, 2002:  A very fast paced, fun filled summer has just flown by.  Many things have taken place over the past few months.  To begin with, we will start with today; Dennis Herron preached the last Sunday morning service in the old building.  This week will mark our last week there.  Starting next week, will be begin meeting in our new church building.

This past summer we have seen our youth go on mission trip.  They returned to Westview Baptist Church and took care of the VBS there.  We also had an awesome time sharing our youth program.

We have also seen our new church building rise up.  In anticipation, we were supposed to be in it a couple of weeks ago, but as always, God has His timing.  As part of getting ready for our new church, we took a moment to go out and write verses of scripture on the floor.  This was done so that we could stand on the promises God has given us.

We, over the past few weeks have also been getting geared up for a care ministry.  This ministry will help us identify and make visitors welcome.  It will help them to get to know our church and the people in it.

Updated February 7, 2003:  We have been in our church for several months now and things are going great.  Our church is exploding by the blessings of God.  He has seen us through each stage of our growth and we continue to grow. 

We had a wonderful time through the holiday season.  We had our second annual Christmas dinner at the church with an awesome turn out.  Brother Dan graciously prepared the food for the dinner as he did last year. And of course Santa Clause showed up.

Our children also presented for a Sunday evening service a story about Christmas as described by scripture.  They sat by the campfire and learned the true meaning of Christmas in that Christ was born into flesh and came to this world so that we may have eternal life through Him.

We also had a New Years celebration together.  Many attended and we shared in playing games, a time of worship, and a sermon by Assoc. Pastor Dennis Herron.  And as a church body, we brought in the new year.

Our youth recently went to Firefall 2003.  On their trip we had two surrender to full time ministries.  Austin Wright surrendered to preach and Carrie Gaddie surrendered to missions.  The Sunday after, Dennis had adults pick a youth from our group to lift up in prayer and to be a source of encouragement for that youth. 

As we continue to grow, our plans are to finish the entrance to the land of the church and do much with the landscape.  The inside is finished and this year we will complete the outside. 

It is evident already that we will need more parking and hopefully soon, more chairs to accommodate the growth that God is allowing us to experience.  Our prayer is that as we grow wide that we will also grow very deep in the things of God.

Updated June 22, 2003:  Much has happened.  We had an awesome Easter play this spring.  It was performed over three nights and many lives were affected because of it. 

A couple of months ago God blessed us with the use of Power Point.  It has enhanced our worship a great deal.

Our youth went on their annual mission trip this month. Many lives were changed both in our group and the people in which we came in contact with.  There were three saved that we know of and hopefully many more will come to know Christ because of our mission.  The kids did their program on in two churches and in the park.  They also scraped paint off of an old house.

We are in the process of getting our first church directory completed.  Hopefully that will be out real soon.

Updated December 21, 2003:  What an exciting year!  We have seen much take place.  Our fall revival went very well.  Many came and the speakers spoke directly to the church.  We were challenged to reach out and make a difference in the name of Jesus

The kids had their 3rd annual K.E.G. Party.  This year they included different activities such as; Fear Factor, Sumo Wrestling, and Rock Paper Scissors.  They had a decent turn out and many kids made decisions that night.

We had our first ever "Trunk or Treat" for Halloween.  Many people pulled up their cars and filled their trunks with goodies.  There were some awesome costumes and everyone had a great time.

The we had a grand finally to end the year and bring in Christmas right... We had what was called "Light up Harvestland".  And just in time, our entrance was finally completed.  Many people jumped in and made different light projects to light up the entrance drive.  There were enough lights to fill up one side of our road all the way up.  To top that we had three nights of a live Nativity.

All of these activities allowed us to reach our community and touch lives.  We had many prospects attend each thing and throughout it all, Jesus was proclaimed.

As we finish the year, we are going to do it in prayer.  We will pray in the New Year and ask God to direct us and to bring all that need the fellowship we have to offer.

Updated January 17, 2004:  The church prayed in the new year in hopes of becoming a stronger church for the Lord in the coming year. 

On January 11th, 2004, Dennis and Emily Herron surrendered into full time ministry (whether it be preaching, teaching, or whatever).

Jean Anderson passed away December 29, 2003.  She was a true blessing and touched many people in Harvestland.  She is the first member we have had to pass away in the time that we have been a church.  May God give her peace!

Updated June 21, 2004:  We have seen many things take place since the last I updated this page. 

Our Easter Musical, "Bow The Knee" was a success again this year.  Many people were touched by the message of Christ and what He did for us on the cross.

Since the beginning of the year, we have been incorporating the use of drums into our praise and worship.  As time goes by, we use them more and more adding yet another dimension to our worship experience.

Recently we have updated our software in our worship time too.  We bought Media Shout which goes so much further than Power Point.  This is also a tool adding a new dimension to our services.

On 5/23/04, both Dennis Herron and Bobby Boster were ordained into the Gospel ministry serving the call to Harvestland Community Church.  Dennis' call is to serve as Youth Pastor and assist in the pastoral position.  Bobby's call is to serve in means of the media through the newsletter, the ministry through the internet, and to assist in the pastoral position.  Both of their objectives is to glorify God and support our senior pastor Dan King.

On 5/14/04, our women had their annual SIS celebration.  Lisa Wright brought both song and message.  As usual, the women had the opportunity to invite other women from our community and share with them the love that Jesus has showed them.

On 6/12-19/04, our youth went on their summer mission trip.  They were able to help a widow women of 84-years-old spruce up her house.  The kids tour down a little deck and rebuilt it, took down four awnings and replaced them, and painted her house.  They also got to share the gospel message in three churches and by the pool at the hotel we stayed at.  Their trip this year was in Panama City FL.

Our church just finished up a study of "The 40 Days of Purpose".  This journey took several into a deeper walk with the Lord.  It taught us our purpose in this world and in eternity.  Many had their eyes opened to the fact that God has a plan in EVERYTHING that happens to us and that we are to use these things as part of our ministry.  The very things that shape us and define us, God used for His glory.

11/13/05 - Many things have happened since last I posted anything.  Since the summer of last year, we have seen people come and go.  We started the year off with goal of seeing 20 saved and have seen many come to know the Lord as Savior. 

This spring, we had our "Bow The Knee" Easter program and it went really well.  The weather help up some people from coming but our crowds were about usual.  Many people were touched by the sweet Spirit that flowed during this time.

Our Easter Eggstravaganza was a hit again as many kids joined in the fun of searching for eggs and had the opportunity to hear a message of Christ and what He did on the cross for us.

Our kids had their Annual VBS as well.  Emily Herron coordinated this event and took the kids through the marketplace of Jerusalem during the time of Jesus.  All of the kids seemed to really enjoy themselves.

This summer, Dennis and Emily Herron stepped down as youth leader and Dennis resigned from his position on the Ministry team.  The youth summer mission trip was also cancelled due to many reasons including conflicts in dates and money.

On November 6th, 2005, Brother Dan announced his retirement.  He will serve until December 31st of 05.  On November 13th, 2005, the church nominated a "Transition Team" to join with the remaining Ministry Team to set in place what will take place during the transition without a pastor and youth leader.